Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21
Ihe Haddoek Murder Trial.

On the 9th, Arensdori, the alleged muir.
derer OF Haddock was called to the stand
He ~endeavored to supply a missing link
in the chain proving an abb. He gave an
account of his doings on the night oil the
murder, and stated that he WAS in q sa.
loon called the English Kitchen" when he
first heard OF the murder. Have heard
the testimony OF Leavitt; was not
at the corner OF Fourth and Wa
ter streets when Haddock was killed:
was at the meeting On Aug. 2. There was
no private meeting to my knowledge,
Nothing was said in my presence to dc
APP any one; heard nothing about hiring
two Dutchmen to do up any one; mad nc
remark about blowing up any ones houses
had no conversation with Leavitt in front
OF Warlich's saloon, had no such CONVEX
sation as Mrs. Leavitt t~estifes to hayt
heard; had a conversation with Leavitt al
Standard theatre in relation to his bonds
A surprise was given him and his counse
when he was confronted by II transcript
of his evidence before the eorouer's jury.
Portions were read wherein his statement
as to his whereabouts at the time OF the
murder quite materially differed from his
evidence to-day. When asked IL he so ties
tifed he displayed weakness. Harry Sher
win, one of the co-defendants, former PRO
prietor OF the saloon known as the English
Kitchen, testified that Arensdori was in
his place when Haddock was shot.
On the It'll. Leavitt was called by the de
fence, and cross examined in regard to the
published confession, in order to show
that it differed from his testimony,
The defence then rested and the
State introduced rebutting testimony
G.. W. Schmidt, the witness who
swore to viewing the murder from his
window in the Columbia house, and swort
that Leayitt fred the hot was recalled
During the examination the fact cropped
out that Schmidt at one time resided in
the Jail at New Elm for the period OF SIX
months, and that he abandoned his wife
who afterwards died in a poorhouse
Five witnesses whoknew Sehmidtin Lake
Benton, MIMI, gave him a very bad char
acter. These gentlemen are A. {. Matthews,
clerk OF the district court; G. H.. Jackson,
travelling for the Empire Lumber company
John l.. Cass, former county attorney; )
Nord vile. former probate judge, and +. NJ
olmen, former county commissioner A
large number OF witnesses were called to
rebuff various points in the evidence FOL
the defence.
On Saturday, the 10th day OF the trial
the evidence was partially closed. The
day was devoted to cleaning evidence in
rebuttal. The defense recalled o. II. Jack
son and John l.. Cass for further cross-ex
animation in reference to the veracity and
character OF the witness G. w Schmidt
who swore that he saw Leavitt kill Had
dock. jackson and Cass i've at Lake Benton
MINI. More closely questioned as to what
they knew d~erogatory to Schmidt's char
acter, one of them said he used to rob his
wife OF her earnings as a washerwoman tc
feed his vices, and the other said he had al
one time offered to sell the virtue Of hi,
daughter for money. 1t is understood
some time will be occupied in presenting
legal questions to the court before ounse
will be able to submit arguments to thu
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